No. 2 Florida State stays unbeaten, 37-7 at Swamp

Nile Lawrence-Stample #99 and Jacobbi McDaniel #55 of the Florida State Seminoles celebrate following their 37-7 win over the Florida Gators on November 30, 2013 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Jameis Winston threw three touchdown passes to Kelvin Benjamin, and No. 2 Florida State moved a step closer to playing for the national championship with a 37-7 victory against rival Florida on Saturday.

The Seminoles improved to 12-0 for the first time since 1999 and likely will earn a spot in the Bowl Championship Series title game by beating Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game next Saturday.

Florida, meanwhile, ended its worst season since 1979.

The Gators (4-8) lost their final seven games and missed a bowl for the first time since 1990. Florida's bowl streak had been the second-longest in the country, behind Florida State.

The Seminoles were four-touchdown favorites in this lopsided matchup - that lived up to advance billing.